Star · M2V
SDSS J094134.92+100942.0
SDSS J094134.92+100942.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Leo, 168.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 168.8 light-years (51.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.96 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,200 K |
| Luminosity | 5.86 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0249 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 41m 34.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 09′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 70.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1857. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J094134.92+100942.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.40, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ULAS J095126.87+075756.8 9.89 light-years
- ULAS J093930.74+065309.8 9.99 light-years
- HIP 48412 12.6 light-years
- HIP 49080 14.9 light-years
- SDSS J092142.52+084202.7 15.6 light-years
- HIP 46367 16.6 light-years
- SDSS J094350.20+151909.2 17.0 light-years
- 2MASS J10020752+1358556 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.